GENERAL AND SPECIAL SENSES (INTRO) Flashcards
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➢ Brain receives information about the environment and the body
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Senses
2
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➢ process initiated by stimulating sensory receptors and perception
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Sensation
3
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➢ conscious awareness of those stimuli
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Perception
4
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Five recognized senses:
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- Smell
- Taste
- Vision
- Hearing
- Touch
5
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Senses are divided into two:
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- General senses
- Special senses
6
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Nerve endings or specialized cells capable of responding to stimuli by developing action
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Sensory Receptors
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Sensory Receptors:
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- Mechanoreceptors
- Chemoreceptors
- Photoreceptors
- Thermoreceptors
- Nociceptors
8
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respond to chemicals.
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Chemoreceptors
8
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respond to mechanical stimuli; bending and
stretching
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Mechanoreceptors
9
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respond to light
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Photoreceptors
10
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respond to temperature changes
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Thermoreceptors
10
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respond to stimuli that result in the
sensation of pain (noceo = to injure)
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Nociceptors
11
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NEVER BACK DOWN NEVER WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????
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NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111
